Conference Press Records, 1936-1946

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Summary

Creators:
Conference Press
Abstract:
The Conference Press was spontaneously formed in the 1930s when three UCLA students visited William Saroyan at a Hollywood film studio. In 1936, the Press published Saroyan's Three Times Three, a collection of short stories. One of the stories, The Man With His Heart in the Highlands, went on to become a successful Broadway play. The collection consists of the typescript, proofcopy and copy of Three Times Three, correspondence, publicity and reviews, photographs and miscellaneous clippings.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of the typescript, proofcopy and copy in uncut sheets of Three times three; correspondence of the Press relating to distribution, copyright, and publicity; dated and undated correspondence to and from Saroyan; publicity and reviews of Three Times Three; and photographs and miscellaneous clippings. Also includes some business materials, a card index for Friends of the Conference Press, and correspondence related to Gertrude Stein's What Are Masterpieces? published by the Press.

Biographical / historical:

The Conference Press was spontaneously formed in the 1930s when three UCLA students visited Saroyan at a Hollywood film studio; all three were on the editorial staff of the Daily Bruin newspaper: Hal Levy (publisher of Westwood Scene), Gil Harrison (former editor), and Bill Okie (student of Max Reinhardt); in 1936 the Press published William Saroyan's Three Times Three, a collection of short stories, each with a preface by the author; one of the stories, The Man With His Heart in the Highlands, went on to become a successful Broadway play.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. William Saroyan's Three Times Three (Box 1).
  2. Office records (Box 2).
  3. Gertrude Stein's What Are Masterpieces? (Box 2).
  4. Original cover design of Three Times Three (Box 3, oversize).
  5. Card index for Friends of the Conference Press (Box 2).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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